Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 295

[Chapter 295]

Hengshan County.

Ye Renrong yawned, blew out the oil lamp, and fell asleep with his clothes on.

Lying on the bed, he was always restless.

After withdrawing from the camp, he withdrew his army to Hengshan County.

In his opinion, this county town closest to Feihu Pass will definitely be the first city that King Yan will conquer.

So when he got here, he dug a trench along the wall.

Fire oil, falling stones, etc. were prepared on the city wall.

He even arrested the Dasong people in the city, preparing to serve them as human shields on the city wall on the day of the battle.

But after waiting for half a month, there was no movement at Feihu Pass.

Every time the cavalry who went out to investigate came back, they would report a result, that is, there was no result.

“What is this King Yan thinking?” Ye Renrong murmured before falling asleep.

He contacted Murong Wuji in Jincheng.

Murong Wuji’s order to him was still to stick to the city in Hengshan County and fight with King Yan’s troops.

When the battle started, he would send light cavalry to cut off the food road for King Yan’s soldiers.

Then dispatch iron kites and infantry to help, waiting for the opportunity to attack the soldiers of King Yan head-on.

Thinking of this, he fell into a deep sleep and decided to send cavalry to continue the investigation tomorrow.

…

“Your Highness, we have passed through the mountain path.” Half an hour later, Chang Wei who was following Zhao Xu suddenly said.

A soldier in front came to find him and reported to him the situation on the road ahead.

Ahead they found fields of wheat that would not appear on the hills.

There is no doubt that they came to the plains of Jinzhou.

Zhao Xu nodded, “Continue marching and arrive at Hengshan County before dawn, and attack Hengshan County before dawn, catching them by surprise.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei said.

After walking for another hour, it was estimated that it was midnight.

Zhao Xu ordered the soldiers to eat.

After receiving the order, the soldiers took out the fried noodles from the bags on their bodies and pressed them in their mouths, and then picked up the water bags to mix them in and eat them.

Then put the bag back on.

But they didn’t stop marching, but ate while walking.

Another two hours passed, and soldiers who were investigating ahead came to report that Hengshan County was less than five miles away from them.

At this time, the sky was still dark.

But there is not much time left before dawn.

Chang Wei immediately asked the soldiers to slow down their marching speed and walk lightly, and informed the generals to encircle Hengshan County on three sides.

Ambush on the side that stays.

The probing cavalry probed the terrain here very clearly.

He knows how to deploy.

The order was passed on, and the soldiers of the Wangfu quietly approached Hengshan County, but in order to avoid being discovered.

When marching, it was still about 500 meters away from Hengshan City.

When they launch an attack, they will quickly cross the distance of 500 meters and arrive at the foot of Hengshan City.

At this moment, soldiers from Xiliang with torches walked past the Hengshan city from time to time.

This can be seen clearly through a telescope.

But these Xiliang soldiers were also lazy at this time.

After all, after half a month of calm, everyone would relax their vigilance, especially now that it was still night.

Time passed little by little.

When the eastern sky appeared faintly brighter.

Chang Wei immediately ordered the soldiers to advance.

The artillerymen also pushed their artillery towards Hengshan County.

The night is still dark now, but Hengshan County can be seen lying on the ground like a giant black beast with naked eyes.

And while the soldiers of the palace were marching, the twilight became brighter and brighter, like the dimness at four or five o’clock in winter.

Finally at this moment, the Xiliang soldiers at the head of Hengshan County discovered the soldiers of the Wangfu.

The hasty bullhorn sounded from the top of the city.

But it was already too late, and the roar of artillery resounded through the sky.

By the light, the artillerymen could see where the gates were.

Their first goal was to bombard the city gate.

Under the bombardment of dozens of shells, the East City Gate of Hengshan County was shattered and collapsed.

“Kill!”

Seeing the city gate collapsed, Chang Wei gave the order to attack.

Now Xiliang soldiers are still sleeping soundly, the opportunity cannot be missed.

If they wait until they are ready, the time to attack the city will be greatly extended.

The surprise attack effect of the night march was also in vain.

It would be his relapse.

“Boom boom boom…”

When the east gate was shelling, the south gate and west gate rang out at the same time, only the north gate was quiet.

This is the trap Zhao Xu left for Xiliang soldiers.

“Kill!”

The killing sound from the east gate sounded, and the south gate and west gate also thought of the killing sound.

The soldiers rushed to the city gate, occupied the gate and immediately rushed to the city wall.

Due to the small number of Xiliang soldiers guarding at night.

A large number of soldiers from the palace rushed to the top of the city, but the Xiliang soldiers were completely defeated and were killed in a short period of time. ‘

It’s getting brighter.

Although there was still a trace of black veil hazy in Zhao Xu’s vision.

But he could clearly see the soldiers of the palace fighting at the top of the city.

The artillerymen were not idle either.

The field guns in the Wangfu army are divided into three calibers, which fire 12-jin bullets, 8-jin bullets, and 6-jin bullets.

The guns of the three calibers have different weights.

Among them, the six-pound ammunition field gun weighs only two hundred pounds and is very flexible.

The artillerymen put the six-pound field cannon on the horses, rushed towards the city wall like flying, and established an artillery position at the gate of the city.

At the same time, some artillerymen followed with ammunition on their shoulders.

At the gate of the city, they loaded the artillery with grape shells.

For smaller caliber guns, the grain size of the grapeshot is smaller.

The grape bullets of the six-pound artillery were only the size of lead flintlock bullets.

However, if it is shot out, it is equally lethal.

at the same time.

Ye Renrong almost jumped out of bed at the moment the gunfire sounded.

He ran out of the yard before he had time to put on his clothes.

A Xiliang cavalry came on horseback from the direction of the city gate, looking panicked.

“Deputy leader, King Yan’s soldiers and horses have arrived at the city, and the east, west, and south gates and walls have all been occupied by them,” the cavalry said anxiously.

When Ye Renrong heard this, he almost fainted.

Apart from fear, there is only infinite confusion in my mind.

How did they sneak under the Hengshan city?

“March at night!” Three words jumped out of his mind.

“Impossible, they can’t reach Hengshan County overnight.”

But the situation made him too late to think too much, so he immediately sent the cavalry to inform the Xiliang generals in the county camp to lead their troops to take back the city wall.

But as soon as the cavalry left, he saw the palace soldiers in silver armor rushing towards them fiercely, with only three or four hundred meters left.

I saw King Yan’s soldiers coming like a tide.

Ye Renrong climbed on his horse and headed north of the city.

He knew that Hengshan County could not be defended anymore.

If he is still like this, the Xiliang soldiers and generals in the camp will only become more chaotic.

Such chaos made it impossible for them to effectively resist King Yan’s army.

Just as he thought, the Xiliang soldiers in the camp were completely in chaos at this time.

Surprised from their dreams, they dressed in a panic.

Some soldiers put on other people’s clothes and took other people’s swords.

But the Xiliang soldiers who couldn’t find the clothes were running around in a hurry.

They rushed out of the barracks, only to see chaos in the barracks.

The soldiers were crowded together, and the general could not be seen at all.

Or the general is not their boss.

Just when they were caught in a situation where soldiers could not find their generals and generals could not find their soldiers.

King Yan’s soldiers have arrived!

(end of this chapter)